Holland resident Emelene Van Dyke is no longer considered a missing person, according to a Holland Department of Public Safety statement.

Her car was spotted on Saturday night in Roswell, N.M., hotel parking lot by a police officer patrolling the area.

Holland Department of Public Safety Chief Matt Messer said she voluntarily spoke with police.

Emelene VanDyke voluntarily approached the Roswell officer, police said, when she saw him examining her car. She confirmed to that officer as well as with a Holland police officer via phone that she was there on her own volition and not in any danger, police said.

VanDyke knew she was considered missing but remained silent, police said, for personal reasons. Messer said she's been encouraged to contact family and friends.

Police have removed her from the national database of missing persons. These types of investigations cost polcie "thousands of dollars," Messer said.

VanDyke was reported missing by her ex-husband on Feb. 19, after she failed to return to her job at Hospice of Holland, police said. She disappeared after making a large bank withdrawal and buying a new car on Feb. 14. After news of her disppearance spread, police learned she had been spotted at a West Michigan casino. Last week, photos of her car on a New Mexico highway were recorded by a traffic camera, which then linked the car's license plate to the national missing-person's database. Her family confirmed her identity from the photos and the images showed she was traveling alone.

VanDyke's last public comment, posted on social media, made reference to the 10-year anniversary of her divorce, according to investigators. Police executed a search warrant of her Holland home and discovered she'd taken camping gear before leaving town.

VanDyke's case is considered resolved, Messer said, adding that missing persons cases must be thoroughly investigated.

Holland police detectives continue to work with Big Rapids police on the as-yet unresolved disappearance of Holland native Fred Byrne, last seen in the Holland area on Feb. 12. His car was discovered the next day in Van Buren, Mo., on a little-traveled dirt road in the Mark Twain National Forest.